Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c19.2

c19.2

THE earliest mention of a family of this name that we have is in connection with Mangalîsa of the early Châlukya dynasty Vinayâditya is represented in one of his inscriptions to have subdued the Haihayas and Vikramâditya II married, as we have seen, two girls who were sisters belonging to the family ¹ The later Râshṭrakûṭa princes were also connected by marriage with the Haihayas Thus family known also by the name of Kalachuri or Kulachuri² ruled over Chedi or the country about Jabalpur The Kalachuris of Kalyâna must have been an offshoot of this family One of the titles used by Vijjana was *Kâlañjarapuravarâdhîsvara* "or Lord of the best city of Kâlañjara "³ Kâlañjara was a stronghold belonging to the rulers of Chedi⁴ and was probably their capital, though Tripura, the modern Tevur, is also known to have been the principal seat of the family The title, therefore, connects the Kalyâna branch of the Kalachuris with the Chedi family This branch was founded by Krishna, who in the Belgaum grant⁵ is spoken of as "another Krishna," the incarnation of Vishnu, and as "having done wonderful deeds even during his boyhood " He was succeeded by his son Jogama, and Jogama by his son Paramardin Paramardin was the father of Vijjana Vijjana before his usurpation called himself only a Mahâmaṇḍaleśvara or minor chief, and is first mentioned as a feudatory of Jagadekamalla, the successor of Someśvara III⁶. The manner in which he drove away Taila III from Kalyâṇa, and having raised himself to the supreme power in the state gradually assumed the titles of a paramount sovereign, has already been described. But soon after, a religious revolution took place at Kalyâṇa, and Vijjaṇa and his family succumbed to it.